Rio São Francisco

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Rio São Francisco is one of Brazil’s longest and most important rivers, flowing through the country’s northeast and serving as a vital waterway for transport, agriculture, and regional ecosystems.

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Rio São Francisco canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Opará ⓘ
Velho Chico ⓘ
basinCountry Brazil ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
crosses Canyon of Xingó ⓘ
culturalSignificance frequent theme in Brazilian music and literature ⓘ
important in Northeastern Brazilian folklore ⓘ
drainageBasin São Francisco River basin ⓘ
flowsThrough Alagoas ⓘ
Bahia ⓘ
Distrito Federal do São Francisco (historical region) ⓘ
Minas Gerais ⓘ
Pernambuco ⓘ
Sergipe ⓘ
hasBridge Ponte Presidente Dutra (between Petrolina and Juazeiro) ⓘ
hasEstuary São Francisco River estuary ⓘ
hasHydroelectricPlant Luiz Gonzaga (Itaparica) Dam ⓘ
linked to: Itaparica Dam

Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex ⓘ
Sobradinho Dam ⓘ
Três Marias Dam ⓘ
historicalImportance colonial-era transport route in Brazil ⓘ
importance major waterway for Brazil’s Northeast ⓘ
length approximately 2,830 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
majorTributary Rio Carinhanha ⓘ
Rio Corrente ⓘ
Rio Grande (São Francisco tributary) ⓘ
Rio Ipanema ⓘ
Rio Moxotó ⓘ
linked to: Rio Pajeú

Rio Pajeú ⓘ
Rio Paracatu ⓘ
Rio Salitre ⓘ
Rio Verde Grande ⓘ
Rio das Velhas ⓘ
mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
coast of Alagoas ⓘ
coast of Sergipe ⓘ
partOf Brazilian semi-arid water infrastructure ⓘ
rankInBrazil one of the longest rivers in Brazil ⓘ
relatedProject Projeto de Integração do Rio São Francisco ⓘ
sourceLocation Minas Gerais ⓘ
Serra da Canastra ⓘ
supportsEcosystem Caatinga biome ⓘ
Cerrado biome ⓘ
linked to: Cerrado
usedFor fishing ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ

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Carl von Martius → traveledAlong → Rio São Francisco ⓘ